the answer to the original question seems to be the past being real is by far the most parsimonious explanation for why we remember the past. it is not possible to “know” the past is real. but if the past is not real and that actually should create an perceptible impact on us, then we would know the past or not real. since we don’t know the past is real or now, and parsimony says real is likely, there is no reason whatsoever every to assume it is not real.
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Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 14, 2022 at 11:36 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Ranjr - October 14, 2022 at 11:59 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 15, 2022 at 3:08 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2022 at 8:01 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 15, 2022 at 11:05 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2022 at 11:38 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 15, 2022 at 11:54 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2022 at 1:12 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 15, 2022 at 1:21 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - October 23, 2022 at 4:36 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 24, 2022 at 11:41 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Belacqua - October 15, 2022 at 3:51 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by John 6IX Breezy - October 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Pat Mustard - October 15, 2022 at 8:36 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 15, 2022 at 9:38 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2022 at 9:46 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 15, 2022 at 10:31 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 15, 2022 at 11:13 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 15, 2022 at 11:59 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 15, 2022 at 12:02 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2022 at 1:20 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Gwaithmir - October 15, 2022 at 2:23 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by emjay - October 15, 2022 at 5:02 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by tackattack - October 15, 2022 at 5:39 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 15, 2022 at 5:58 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 15, 2022 at 6:28 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 15, 2022 at 7:43 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 15, 2022 at 7:51 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Belacqua - October 15, 2022 at 8:19 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 15, 2022 at 10:19 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 15, 2022 at 10:33 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by tackattack - October 15, 2022 at 10:40 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 15, 2022 at 11:28 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 16, 2022 at 12:00 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 16, 2022 at 11:18 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 17, 2022 at 9:52 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by bennyboy - October 16, 2022 at 12:55 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 16, 2022 at 7:53 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 16, 2022 at 11:12 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 16, 2022 at 12:04 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 16, 2022 at 11:27 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 16, 2022 at 12:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 16, 2022 at 12:10 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by bennyboy - October 16, 2022 at 2:26 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 16, 2022 at 2:30 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 16, 2022 at 3:19 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by bennyboy - October 16, 2022 at 7:42 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by tackattack - October 15, 2022 at 10:37 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 16, 2022 at 11:18 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by scamper - October 16, 2022 at 4:36 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LadyForCamus - October 16, 2022 at 7:44 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by bennyboy - October 18, 2022 at 7:17 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Pat Mustard - October 20, 2022 at 7:55 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Pat Mustard - October 20, 2022 at 7:51 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 16, 2022 at 6:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 8:48 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Belacqua - October 17, 2022 at 9:04 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 9:17 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 9:31 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 9:39 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 9:41 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 9:44 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 9:54 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 11:08 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 11:33 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 12:36 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 12:57 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 17, 2022 at 10:24 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 11:10 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by HappySkeptic - October 17, 2022 at 12:58 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 17, 2022 at 2:28 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 2:53 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 17, 2022 at 9:34 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 17, 2022 at 9:37 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by HappySkeptic - October 17, 2022 at 1:42 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by downbeatplumb - October 17, 2022 at 1:55 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 18, 2022 at 9:47 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 18, 2022 at 12:15 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 18, 2022 at 12:19 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 18, 2022 at 7:02 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 17, 2022 at 5:12 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 18, 2022 at 9:50 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by HappySkeptic - October 18, 2022 at 10:39 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 18, 2022 at 10:23 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 18, 2022 at 10:45 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 19, 2022 at 11:24 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 19, 2022 at 1:49 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 19, 2022 at 3:31 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 20, 2022 at 3:23 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 19, 2022 at 12:36 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 19, 2022 at 12:44 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 19, 2022 at 12:56 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 19, 2022 at 1:45 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 19, 2022 at 1:51 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 22, 2022 at 6:49 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 22, 2022 at 9:06 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 22, 2022 at 11:06 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Architect Of Fate - October 22, 2022 at 11:20 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 23, 2022 at 1:19 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 23, 2022 at 12:31 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 23, 2022 at 7:48 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Aegon - October 19, 2022 at 1:21 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 19, 2022 at 5:59 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Architect Of Fate - October 23, 2022 at 3:41 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 23, 2022 at 8:07 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 23, 2022 at 8:31 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Architect Of Fate - October 23, 2022 at 8:20 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 23, 2022 at 8:49 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Belacqua - October 23, 2022 at 10:18 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 23, 2022 at 10:33 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Architect Of Fate - October 23, 2022 at 10:24 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Architect Of Fate - October 23, 2022 at 10:26 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 23, 2022 at 10:34 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Belacqua - October 24, 2022 at 3:42 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 25, 2022 at 12:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 25, 2022 at 8:11 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 25, 2022 at 8:14 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 25, 2022 at 8:19 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by emjay - October 25, 2022 at 10:50 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 26, 2022 at 8:46 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 26, 2022 at 9:58 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 26, 2022 at 12:15 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 26, 2022 at 12:25 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 26, 2022 at 11:14 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 26, 2022 at 12:59 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Mister Agenda - October 26, 2022 at 9:56 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 26, 2022 at 10:15 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 26, 2022 at 12:35 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2022 at 12:18 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - October 30, 2022 at 8:07 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 26, 2022 at 12:58 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 26, 2022 at 4:13 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 26, 2022 at 4:19 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 26, 2022 at 5:17 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Belacqua - October 27, 2022 at 4:51 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 27, 2022 at 5:00 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 26, 2022 at 1:59 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 26, 2022 at 4:15 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 26, 2022 at 5:11 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 26, 2022 at 9:07 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 26, 2022 at 4:36 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by tackattack - October 26, 2022 at 5:30 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 26, 2022 at 8:43 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - October 26, 2022 at 9:11 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 27, 2022 at 12:27 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 28, 2022 at 10:44 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Angrboda - October 28, 2022 at 10:59 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 28, 2022 at 12:08 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 28, 2022 at 1:26 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - November 12, 2022 at 12:28 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 26, 2022 at 9:14 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 26, 2022 at 9:18 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Ranjr - October 26, 2022 at 11:20 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 26, 2022 at 11:21 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Ranjr - October 26, 2022 at 11:34 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Nay_Sayer - October 27, 2022 at 11:49 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 27, 2022 at 3:28 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 27, 2022 at 4:12 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 27, 2022 at 7:39 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 27, 2022 at 8:40 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 27, 2022 at 8:50 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - October 27, 2022 at 9:00 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by emjay - October 27, 2022 at 11:49 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 28, 2022 at 5:12 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by emjay - October 28, 2022 at 7:54 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 28, 2022 at 5:14 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by possibletarian - October 28, 2022 at 6:07 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by John 6IX Breezy - October 28, 2022 at 4:53 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 28, 2022 at 7:37 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by awty - October 28, 2022 at 7:22 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - October 28, 2022 at 8:37 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 28, 2022 at 8:17 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 30, 2022 at 12:32 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by rado84 - October 30, 2022 at 8:06 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - October 30, 2022 at 11:30 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - October 31, 2022 at 12:31 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Mystical - October 30, 2022 at 2:34 pm
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RE: Is the Past Real? - by Anomalocaris - October 30, 2022 at 3:46 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 30, 2022 at 5:09 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - October 30, 2022 at 7:46 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2022 at 7:41 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Paraselene - October 31, 2022 at 7:45 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - November 12, 2022 at 9:30 am
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RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - December 19, 2022 at 9:46 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by LinuxGal - December 19, 2022 at 10:08 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Objectivist - December 17, 2022 at 12:13 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by vulcanlogician - December 17, 2022 at 11:20 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Ranjr - December 18, 2022 at 12:55 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by The Grand Nudger - December 18, 2022 at 11:39 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by brewer - December 19, 2022 at 12:04 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Neo-Scholastic - December 19, 2022 at 9:44 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - January 8, 2023 at 10:06 am
RE: Is the Past Real? - by HappySkeptic - January 9, 2023 at 2:08 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by Jehanne - January 9, 2023 at 2:27 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by polymath257 - January 9, 2023 at 6:44 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by HappySkeptic - January 10, 2023 at 1:41 pm
RE: Is the Past Real? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 9, 2023 at 4:07 pm
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